Acraea acrita
Appearance
Acraea acrita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. acrita
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Binomial name | |
Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865
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Synonyms | |
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Acraea acrita, the fiery acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in large parts of Africa.
The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from February to June in southern Africa.[1]
The larvae feed on Passifloraceae, including Adenia species.
Subspecies
- Acraea acrita acrita (Uganda, southern Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa)
- Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891 (Zambia, southern Angola, Botswana, northern Namibia)
Taxonomy
Acraea acrita is the nominate member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:
- Acraea acrita
- Acraea chaeribula
- Acraea eltringhamiana
- Acraea guluensis
- Acraea lualabae
- Acraea manca
- Acraea pudorina
- Acraea utengulensis
References
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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